Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-25
BAPTIST MEETING.
TEE AlBRMARLE ASSOCIATIONS, AT
eoLuMBIs, YLUvARNA COUNTY.
Yorty-thres Churches and 1870 Mem
bsrs--A Large Attendance-rhe Min
listers Relief Fund subscrip-
tions Raised.
correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l


CoLuMBIA, Va, August %, 1887.
The Albemarle Baptist Association
convened here to-day in its ninety-sixth
annual meeting. This association has
forty.three churches located in the
counties OF Albemarle, Nelson, Am-
herst, and Fluvanna having an aggre-
gate membership of 1879.
The association organized by the
election of Rev. Joseph IL. Fox mod
orator and ID. L. Powers clerk.
The Introductory sermon was
preached by Rev. ". G. Tyrce from the
text l. Corinthians, viii, 1923. TWAS
clear. earnest, effective presentation OF
important Gospel truth
The letters from the churches were
read, and showed the work of the past
year, the present condition, and the
prospects of the work.
During the intermission the large
crowd was abundantly fed at tables
spread in the warehouses aud III the
homes of the people.
In the afternoon Rev. j. I. Lynch
preached at one of the warehouses
fitted up for the purpose, while the as
ISOLATION met in the house.
"Visiting brethren " were invited to
seats, and the following reported Rev.
Nj. l.. Wood, of Pet rsburg, represent
ing the Sunday-School and Bible
Board; Rev. Y. q. Elsom, OF Ken
lucky; DIR. J. William Jones, assistant
secretary Home Mission Board Rev.
II. II. Iitt, of Richmond Rev. I. II.
Underwood, Of Powhatan Rev. Il. L.
Hanks, of Dallas, Texas Professor c.
II. Winston, Of Richmond College !;
Rev. J. L. Norvell, of Missouri; 4, j.
Slarke, Esq, president of Ministers
Relief Fund; DR.. A. Il. Dickinson, of
the Roiigio,ts Ucrdid, and Hon. II. X.
Ellyson, corresponding secretary of the
State Mission Board.
Tonight Or. j. William Jones lee
tured, for the benefit of the church,
on Lee, the Model Man.
SECOND DAY.
After attending to various miscella-
neous matters, among which was the
reception Of two new churches into the
association. the subject of Home
Missions" was introduced in resolu-
tions offered by Rev. J. Il. Turpin
strongly commencing the work of the
board to the sympathies, prayers, and
contributions of the churches.
Or. j. William Jones, assistant cor
responding secretary Of the Home Mis-
sion Board, was called ont and made
plea for his work on the ground OF
what il has done i'll the past, W hat 1t Is
doing now, and what needs to be done
in the present and future to make the
New South - stand firm in the old
conservatism Of the old Gospel.
After earnest and effective remarks
Iy Reys. j. 3. Turpin and 4. q. Loving
the resolutions were adopted.
Hon. \. 4. Gray presented the claims
Of the Ministers Relief Fund in an clo-
quCnt and stirring plea that veteran
ministers. their widows and orphans
should he properly cared for, and that
this board should have the liberal con
tIibuticns OF the churches.
T. J. StGrke. Esq, president Of
the Board of Trustees OF the Ministers
Relief Fund, made a very strong,
earnest. practical, aud even eloquent
presentation Of his work, and was
listened to with profound attention by
the large congregation present.
Rev. j. b. Tupin engineered a col
lection for Central church, the assOcil-
ton giving even more than they were
asked for.
Rev. r. y. Fit made a clever and
eloquent statement Of his "unique
enterprise of raising money in the
country to build city church-Nena-
-Street-and socurcda good subscrip-
ton for the purpose-amounting to
nearly $50.
Rev. Il. =. Hanks, Of Dallas, Texas,
and Rev. =. G.. Elsom, of Kentucky,
preached at the warehouse this morn
ing To large congregations.
Tonight the lork-Union choir,
which has been rendering very sweet
music during the meetings, will give a
concert for the benefit OF the church
here.
The crowd to-day was very large,
filing every nook and corner of the
town, but the princely hospitality Of
the people YVES fully equal to the emer-
cency, and all were fed on the fat OF
this "land flowing with milk and ho-
ney."
The crops along the Valley of the
James are rs fine as | ever saw them.
LASGLEY.